(CS4U) Thanksgiving

 

Thanksgiving I will praise God's name in song and glorify him with thanksgiving. Psalms 69:30   An elderly man shared that when he was growing up, drought ravaged their family farm. They prayed for rain that never came. His Dad, who normally harvested 100 wagon loads of corn, reaped only a half-wagon full. The man said, "I'll never forget it. His calloused hands holding ours as he looked up and prayed, 'Thank you Lord, I've lost nothing. I've regained all the seed I planted in spring.' While other farmers were saying, 'We lost 90 or 100 loads,' my father told me, 'Never count the might-have-beens or you will be defeated. Never look at what you have lost, only look at what you have left.'" Good advice! The Psalmist said, "Praise ... God ... and ... glorify him with thanksgiving," because gratitude has: a) driving power. Paul says, "Thanks be to God, who always leads us in victory..." (2 Corinthians 2:14). Thanksgiving helps you make the hard decisions. It gives you courage to believe against all odds b) reviving power. Listen: "...Don't ever stop thinking about what is ... worthy of praise ... And God, who gives peace, will be with you" (Philippians 4:8-9). Stopping regularly to recall God's goodness restores your perspective and strengthens you c) striving power. Gratitude gives you the oomph to move ahead. Paul could "press on" because his goals included knowing Christ (see Philippians 3:14), preaching in Spain (see Romans 15:24), seeing a lost world saved (see Romans 10:1). What goals are you striving for? d) Arriving power. When you reach your destination you will find you have developed selflessness and humility. That's because gratitude's nothing more than telling God and those around you, "Thanks. I could not have done it without you!"   Prayer Heavenly Father, this Thanksgiving Day there is so much to be thankful for, most of all that I have salvation in You and my eternality all planned out for me. In Jesus' Name, Amen

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